clinchingn.
/ˈklɪnʃɪŋ/ a. The action of clinch v.1 in various senses. Cf. clenching n.
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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [noun] > play on words, pun > making of
clinching1631
punning1670
clenching1712
society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > fastening > [noun] > with nails
nailingc1390
clenchingc1440
clinging1607
clinchinga1714
spiking1775
clench1781
skew nailing1929
the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [noun] > conclusive proof or argument > use of
clinch1855
clinching1871
clenching1880
1631 R. Brathwait Whimzies Ep. Ded. sig. A6 Clinchings likewise were held nimble flashes.
a1714 T. Ellwood Hist. Life 22 Like the Clinching of a nail.
1871 F. W. Farrar Witness of Hist. ii. 65 (note) The..clinching of all controversy.
b. spec. in Boxing (see clinch v.1 2e).
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > actions or positions
first bloodc1540
guard1601
feint1684
in holds1713
shifting1793
rally1805
muzzler1811
one-two1811
stop1812
southpaw1813
fibbing1814
leveller1814
mouther1814
ribber1814
stomacher1814
teller1814
in-fighting1816
muzzling1819
weaving1821
out-fighting1831
arm guard1832
countering1858
counter1861
clinching1863
prop1869
clinch1875
right and left1887
hook-hit1890
hook1898
cross1906
lead1906
jolt1908
swing1910
body shot1918
head shot1927
bolo punch1950
snap-back1950
counterpunch1957
counterpunching1957
Ali shuffle1966
rope-a-dope1975
1863 in H. D. Miles Pugilistica (1881) III. 518/1 The leading characteristics of which [contest] were ‘clinching’, rushing, squeezing.
1899 Life of Bob Fitzsimmons 6 In the sixth round the men clinched.
1923 L. R. Tosswill Boxing Up-to-date 58 No beginner should deliberately cultivate the habit of clinching.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
clinchingadj.
That clinches.
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the world > space > relative position > posture > act of drawing body into compact form > [adjective] > clenched > clenching
clinching1567
clenching1789
the world > action or operation > completing > [adjective] > settling conclusively
clinching1873–4
the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [adjective] > conclusive, decisive
definitivec1386
evident1421
concludent1571
deciding1577
decisive1584
decretal1608
decisory1611
concluding1620
evictive1624
silencing1646
conclusive1649
decretory1674
decretorian1679
decisional1687
critical1753
crucial1830
clinching1873–4
1567 G. Turberville To his Love in Poems (R.) With clinching clawes..and talents sharplie set.
1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xv. 180 A milkwhite fowle his clinching talons bore.
1873–4 W. H. Dixon Hist. Two Queens x. i Isabel meant it as a clinching bribe.
Derivatives
clinching-iron n. = clincher n. 3.
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1874 in E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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